Poration of missoubi



Aug. 19, 1924.

C. R. FARGO ET AL POSTING MECHANISM Filed Feb. 21. 1920 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Au '19, 1924. 1,505,771 I i c. R. FARGO ET AL POSTING MECHANISM Filed Feb. 21. 1920 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 W @0440 @Zi v Zffimss: @M m Aug. 19, 1924. 505,771

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Patented Aug. 19, 1924.

NITED STATES CHARLES R. FARGO .Aiqn imic. UNGEB, on Kansas CITY, iv rssooni, AssIGNons TO IRVING-PITT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, A con.

PORATION OF MISSOURI.

rosrin'e' MECHAN SM. Y

Application filed February 21,1920. serial Nb. 360,503.

' To all whom it may concern. Be it known that we, CHARLES 'R. FARGO and PAUL O. UNGER, citizens of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Mis'souri,

have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Posting Mechanisms, of which the following is a specification.

*Our invention relates to improvements 1n posting mechanisms.

The object of our invention is to provide a novel posting mechanism adapted for ma:

chine posting with which loose leaves may be easily and quickly manipulated and registered during the posting operation and reliably held in the registered positionuntil they are clamped between the two binder I members of an ordinary two post binder.

A. further object of our'invention is'the provision of a posting mechanism, whichis.

simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, durable, not liable to get out of order, and which is adapted for the registration of loose leaves which have lines of printed matter at right angles, to the binder.mem-

bers and which in use in the binder are turned to the right or-leftafter the manner of turning leaves of a book. q p

The novel'features of our invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred embo dimentof our invention, Iv

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of our im proved posting mechanism, showing the arrangement of the leaves and of the binder members during a posting operation.

Fig. 2 is aperspective View of the posting 3 mechanism, showing the posts partly in- 40 Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional lew with the binder removed. 1

' Fig. 4 is a side elevation, reduced, of the 7 mechanism, showing the clamping 'member provided with the posts resting on the movableleaf support. j I Fig. 5 is a side elevation, partly-broken away, showing the leaf support moved from the registering position and the leaves. held clampedbetween the clamping members ,iof the binder. a 1

. Fig. 6 isan enlarged vertical sectional View on the line 66 of Fig. 5.

serted through the registered leaves. v

and lockingly en 'age the other clampin g member 3 of the inderJI a designates loose leaves adapted to be clamped between the members 1 and 3, each leaf havingadjacentto" a't least one end edge two holes As shown in the drawings, the opposite end edge may have adjacent to. it two liolestwhich permit the sheet to be reversed, if desired, in the binder, the holes 6 beingspacedapart the samedistance as the holes 5." As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the linesofprintedmatter 6" are at right angles to the binder members 1 and?!) Respectively hinged to the members 1 and 3, are covers 7 and 8.

For properly positioning the clamping member3 and itscover 8, so that leaves may longitudinal'side' members 9 connected, to-

gether by bolts 10 and a transverse positioning bar -11,against which 'isadapted to'rest one end of the clamping --member 3 a'nd one edge of th'ecover 8 when the clamping mem her 3 is disposed longitudinally with re spect to. the members '9, as shown in Figs.

land 2. v v i For engaging the outer longitudinal edge of the member 3, to co-operatewith the transverse bar 11' to properly position the; member? longitudinally on the supporting frame and at right angles totheregistering portion 17, one ofthe sidemeinbers 9;.

has attached to it adjacent toithe an "angular gage plate 12.

For supporting the looseleaves 4 during the posting operation and prior to register ing them upon the clamping member 3 and cover '8, there is provided a leaf' sup-port,

preferably longitudinally movable, and 1 which may comprise twoside members'13,=

which are connected'bytransverse bars '14,

and each of which is provided in its upell per edge with a V-shaped notch 15, in which 1 is located one transverse portion 16, of an and the cover 8. The other portion 16 iii-'- clin-es downwardly and rearwardly and serves to support the lower side edges of loose leaves 41, placed on the cover 7, when the latter is mounted in aforwardly and downwardly inclined position in the notches 15, as shown in Fig. 1. The transverse portion 17 which registers the side edges of the leaves, is disposed parallel with the transverse bar 11, which positions endwise the binder member 3.

l The left end of the portion 17 of the reg isteringplate, looking rearwardly, is provided with a right-angled forwardly eX- tending flange 18 adapted to engage the edges of the leaves 4, which are adjacent to the holes '5, as shown in Fig. 1. V

In order that the registeringportion 17 and its flange 18 may be moved longitudinally rearwardly fromthe registering position shownin Figs. 1, 2, ,3 and t, to enable the clamping member 1 to be forced to the clamping position, shown in Fig. 5, the members; 13 are longitudinally vmo-vably mounted on the side members 9 in any desired manner. In the structure illustrated, each side member 9 has attached to its upper edge, at the rear of the bar 11 a horizontal flatplate 19, Figs. 6 and 7 on which are mounted balls 20, which run in and support a longitudinal inverted V-shaped plate 21 which is secured to the lower edge of the adjacent side member 13. One flange of the plate 21 has an outwardly extending extension 22, which is adapted to en-. gage the lowerv side; of the adjacent plate 19 to retain the, side members 13 in their operative positions. A

To retain the balls 20 in'the plates 21,

each of the latter is provided with downwardly extending; flanges 23 so located as to limit the range of movement of the balls.

Fo-1-.;limiting themovement ofthe leaf supporting members 13, there is provided in one of the members 9, a vertical screw 24,,

F ig- 3, which extends through the, adjacent plate19and between two of the flanges 23.

For releasably locking the leaf support-' ing members 13 in the rearward position shown in Fig. 5, there is vertically'slidably mounted in a vertical h0le'25, provided in one of themembers 13, a vertical bolt 26,

Fig. 6, which extends through a vertical,

hole in the adjacent plate 21 and is adapted to enter a vertical hole 27 in the adjacent plote 19, Fig. 5. Attached to the bolt 26 is a transverse pin 28, which extends outwardly adjacent member 13.

Mounted in the hole 25, is a vertical coil spring 30, Fig. 6, thelower end of which bears against the bolt'26, and the upper end of which bears against the adjacent member 13. The spring30 normally forces the bolt 26 downwardly to the locking position.

In order that the leaf supporting members may be locked in the registering position, shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the plate 19 is provided with a vertical hole 31, Fig. 5', adapted toreceive the bolt 26. j a

For supporting the clamping member 3 and the cover 8, there is provided a rearwardly and downwardly inclined plate 32, 3

Figs. 3,4 and 5,.which is, securedto the upper inclined edges of themembers 9 forward of the transverse bar 11. f

In the operation of] the invention, the

cover 7 is placed in the rearwardly and up- I wardly inclined position on the members 13 in the notches 15, as shownin Fig. 1.

The clamping member 3 is mounted on the angles to thebar 11 and ;to the portion. 17

which registersthe adjacent side edges of the leaves. I The loose leaves are then all placed in an inclined position on the cover 7 with their ..1ower edges resting on the portion 16 of the registering plate and with the lines of printedmatter 6 parallel with the registering portion 16. The rear, edge of the cover 8 rests against the bar 11.

The loose leaves 4 are then shifted. one by one in the posting operation to the top of the covert-8 and the clamping member 3 with the edges adjacent to the holes 5 resting against the flange 18 and the lower edges of the leaves resting against the forward side of the portion 17 of the registering plate. In this positionof the leaves, the holes 5v will register with the holes in. the member 3 which receive the posts 2,

and the printed lines 6 will be at right gagement with the clamping member 3,- as

shown in'Fig. 4, with the clamping mem: her 1 resting on top ofthe theregistering plate. I

,The bolt 26 is then lifted by means of the pin 28 to release the bolt from the plate 19, at which time, the leaf supporting memportion 17 of- 125 tightly against the member 3, the latter being at this time locked in the usual manner to the post 2. The leaves will thus be tightly held in the binder, after which the binder may be removed from the posting mechanism.

The bolt 26 may then be lifted to the unlocked position and the leaf support again moved forwardly to the registering position shown in Fig. 1, at which time the bolt 26 is released and enters the hole 31. The mechanism is now in position for another posting operation.

It will be noted that after the leaveshave been properly registered, the posts 2 may be inserted through the holes 5 and into engage ment with the clamping member'3, thereby holding the leaves in the proper position, so that the movable leaf support may be moved out of the registering position prior to the leaves being clamped, and that this operation may be effected with an ordinary two-post binder without the use of auxiliary locking pins or other auxiliary devices. With our improved posting device, loose leaves which have the lines of printed matter running at right angles to the clamping members of the binder, can be easily read and readily transferred to the registering position during the posting operation, and with either side of each leaf facing upwardly.

We do not limit our invention to the structure shown and described, as many modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be made without departing from the spirit of our invention.

What we claim is 1. In a posting mechanism, a support for a clamping member of a bindery-and leafregistering means arranged to engage two adjacent edges of each of a plurality of loose leaves carried on said member, said support having means for properly positioning said clamping member, said registering means being movable to and from the registering position in a direction parallel with the central vertical longitudinal plane of said clamping member.

2. In a posting mechanism, a support for a clamping member of a binder having means for longitudinally positioning said member, a leaf support movable on said support in a direction parallel with the central vertical longitudinal plane of said clamping member, and leaf-registering means carried by said leaf support and arranged toengage edges of loose leaves carried by said clamping one having. two posts adapted: to operatively member and movable withlsaicl leaf? support to and from the registering position. H a 3. Ina posting mechanism,the'combination with two clamping members of a binder,

engage: the other member of asupport for said other member having. means for longitudinally positioning said other member, a movable leaf support, and leaf-registering means arranged to engage two adjacent edges of each of a plurality of loose leaves carried by said other member, said leafregistering means being carried by and movable with said leaf support in a direct-ion parallel with the central vertical longitudinal plane of said other member to and from the registering position, said posts be inginsertible through said leaves and into operative engagement with said other member while the positioning means and registering means are respectively o-peratively engaging said other member and said leaves.

4. In a posting mechanism, the combination with two clamping members of a binder, one having two posts adapted to o-peratively engage the other member, of a support for said other member having means for longitudinally positioning said other member, a leaf support movable in a direction parallel with the central vertical longitudinal plane of said other member and arranged to hold the registering position and arranged to I engage two adjacent edges of each of a plurality. of leavesucarried by said other member, said posts being insertible through I the leaves carriedby said other member and into operative engagement with said other member while said positioning and regis-' tering means are in the operative positions.

5. In a posting mechanism, a support for a clamping member of a binder having means for longitudinally positioning said member, a leaf support movable on said support in a direction parallel with the central vertical longitudinal plane of said member, and a registering plate disposed at right angles to said member and carried by said 5 I port and arranged to engage one set of edges of loose leaves carried by said member and having a flange arranged to engage adjacent edges of the leaves carried by said membe1ne I 7. Ina posting mechanism, a loose leaf having two pairs of post-receivin holes re- 5 spectively adjacent to oppositeen edges of the leaf and spaced apart at equal distances 7 from the end edges and from one side edge 'of the leaf, and having lines of printed matter running at right angles to saidend edges,

substantially as s'et' forthQ 10 In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this 'specficatien.

i CHARLES R; FARGO.

PAUL O. UNGER. 

